Dana vs LCI Industries
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I put Dana and LCI Industries side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Dana is the larger business, with $7.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.1B for LCI Industries, about 1.8 times as much.
- LCI Industries grew revenue faster (10.2%, against −3.0%).
- LCI Industries kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (6.8% operating margin, against 1.9%).
- LCI Industries turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.8% FCF margin, against 4.0%).
- LCI Industries earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (10.2%, against 3.1%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of LCI Industries’s earnings: a P/E of 10.2x against 2.7x for Dana.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Dana
DAN
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Share count change
LCI Industries
LCII
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Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | DAN FY25 | LCII FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $2.1B |
| Revenue | $7.5B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow | $298M | $278M |
| Net income | $85.0M | $188M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −3.0% | 10.2% |
| 5-year growth | 1.1% | 8.1% |
| Share count change | −7.9% | −2.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.0% | 23.8% |
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 4.6% |
| FCF margin | 4.0% | 6.8% |
| Return on capital | 3.1% | 10.2% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 13.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.7B | $723M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.5x | 1.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $704M | $243M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 2.7x | 10.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.